WORLD CUP ROUNDUP: African teams shine as Portugal and Brazil book last 16 slots
Emmanuel Alfred
Cameroon came from 3-1 to rescue a point against Serbia at the Al Janoub Stadium.
Jean-Charles Casteletto gave Cameroon the lead in the 29th minute and Strahinja Pavloic equalised for Serbia 17 minutes later.
Serbia then took the lead courtesy of Sergej Millinkovic-Savic who scored to make it 2-1 before Aleksander Mitrovic added another to put the Serbians two goals clear.
Vincent Aboubakar produced a man of the match display when he came in as a substitute to score in the 63rd minute and assist Erik Choupo-Moting to make it 3-3.
The Indomitable Lions have one point after two games and play Brazil on Friday, December 2 at the Lusail Stadium.
Ghana recorded their first win of the World Cup and renewed the hope of qualifying to the knockout stages with a 3-2 victory over South Korea on Monday.
The Ghanaians struck first in the 24th minute through Mohammed Salisu’s strike.
The Black Stars extended their lead in the 34th minute from the header from Mohammed Kudus after a delightful cross by Jordan Ayew.
The South Koreans scored two quick goals in the second half to restore parity before Kudus scored again to give the West African side a win and move second in the Group H and will now face Uruguay in the last match.
Casemiro scored a late goal to give Brazil a 1-0 victory over Switzerland and ensure a place in the Round of 16 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Bruno Fernandes produced a stellar performance as Portugal beat Uruguay 2-0 and earn a spot in the round of 16 at thgr ongoing FIFA World Cup.
The midfielder got both goals in the second half one from the spot kick and the other, a goal that was initially ruled in favour of Cristiano Ronaldo before the video assistant review handed the goal to Fernandez.
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